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ABBREVIATIONS
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ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONS FRENCH DESCRIPTIONS
Alt Alternate Alternate
beg Begin To start
Bl Back loop Back strand
Bo Bind off Fold down
CC Contrasting Color Contrasting color
CO Cast On Cast on the stitches
DD Double decrease Double decrease
Dec Decrease Decrease
Fl Front loop Front strand
G St Garter stitch Garter stitch
Inc Increase Increase
K Knit Knit in the place
KR Knit row Row knitted right side
KFB Knit front and back loop Knit in the front loop and the back loop
K2tog Knit 2 stitches together Knit 2 stitches together
K2togtbl Knit 2 together through the back loop Knit 2 stitches together in the back loop
M1L Make one left Left interlayer increase
M1R Make one right Right intercalary increase
MC Hand color Main color
P Purl Knit backwards
P2tog Purl 2 stitches together Purl 2 stitches together
P2togtbl Purl 2 stitches together through the back loops Purl 2 stitches together in the back loops
Pfb Purl front and back Purl through the front and back loops
PM Place marker Place marker
Psso Pass slipped stitch over Pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
PR Purl row Purl knitted row
R Row Rank
Rep or * * Repeat Repeat
Rnd Round Round: circular row
RS Right side Place side
S/S or St st Stockinette stitch Stockinette stitch
Sl Briefs Slide
Sl p-wise or Sl1p Briefs 1 sitch purlwise Slip 1 stitch as if purling it
Sl k-wise or Sl1k Briefs 1 stitch knitwise Slip 1 stitch as if knitting it
Sl st Slip stitch Slip stitch
Sm Slip marker Drag marker
SSK Knit slip briefs Slip 2 stitches separately as if knitting them, insert left needle in the 2 front loops and knit the 2 stitches together
St(s) Stitch(es) Mesh(es)
Tbl Throught the back loop Knit through the back loop of the stitch
W.S. Wrong side Reverse side
Wyib With yarn in back With the thread at the back of the work
Wyif With yarn in front With the thread at the front of the work
Yarn Yarn Wool (thread)
Yo Yarn over Thrown